Pathfinder Society Scenario #10-98: Siege of Gallowspire

A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for levels 5–16, as well as Aid Characters (see below).

For a millennium, Golarion rested safe in the knowledge that history's most infamous lich, the Whispering Tyrant, was securely locked away. After a cataclysmic explosion sundered his prison, the Tyrant roams free once more. But he didn’t simply abandon his prison. Deep beneath the ground, behind nearly impenetrable magical wards, he has set in motion a necromantic ritual of extraordinary power. It's up to the Pathfinders to battle the Tyrant's guardians, break the wards, and stop the ritual that could make him unstoppable. Along the way, they’ll discover what secrets the Tyrant wanted to protect and keep from falling into his enemies' hands.

This scenario has two difficulty levels: Soldier and Champion. "Champion" is a considerably more challenging version of the adventure.

Aid Characters: Players can bring up to three additional characters of level 5 or higher to participate in this special scenario. Aid characters generate benefits to help other tables, and they can participate in special Aid Missions during the scenario. Players do not need all of their Chronicle sheets for their Aid Characters—they only need each Aid Characters' most recently earned Chronicle sheet.

Written by Brian Duckwitz

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"You can bring up to three additional PCs of level 5-20 to the game. These PCs are called Aid Characters. Aid Characters can generate more powerful aid tokens, and they can also participate in special Aid Missions."

"If you don't have PCs at the appropriate level, you can instead enlist the aid of 4th level NPC Pathfinders by using the iconic pregenerated characters. These NPCs aren't as capable as your own PCs would be, but they can still help out."

Thanks Linda, but I have to follow-up. On her blog post for convention events, Tonya posted:

Tonya Woldridge wrote:

For those of you not traveling to any of the conventions listed above, both Starfinder Society #2-00: Fate of the Scoured God and Pathfinder Society #10-98: Siege of Gallowspire are available after August 4 for conventions running 3-concurrent tables.

So can we confirm 3 or 5 as the table minimum? It makes a big difference for our smaller local conventions between being playable or possibly skipping it. As the capstone scenario to 1st ed, I'd love for it to be more accessible than a 5 table minimum.

Thanks Linda, but I have to follow-up. On her blog post for convention events, Tonya posted:

Tonya Woldridge wrote:

For those of you not traveling to any of the conventions listed above, both Starfinder Society #2-00: Fate of the Scoured God and Pathfinder Society #10-98: Siege of Gallowspire are available after August 4 for conventions running 3-concurrent tables.

So can we confirm 3 or 5 as the table minimum? It makes a big difference for our smaller local conventions between being playable or possibly skipping it. As the capstone scenario to 1st ed, I'd love for it to be more accessible than a 5 table minimum.

10-98 has a 5-table minimum. A three-table minimum is a great baseline for convention accessibility, and it’s what you’ll see for Starfinder Special #2-00 this year. However, some of the mechanics added to 10-98 to make it a more satisfying finale for the entire campaign, such as the Aid Character mechanics and the difficulty options tied to branching objectives, require more tables to support.

Thanks Linda, but I have to follow-up. On her blog post for convention events, Tonya posted:

Tonya Woldridge wrote:

For those of you not traveling to any of the conventions listed above, both Starfinder Society #2-00: Fate of the Scoured God and Pathfinder Society #10-98: Siege of Gallowspire are available after August 4 for conventions running 3-concurrent tables.

So can we confirm 3 or 5 as the table minimum? It makes a big difference for our smaller local conventions between being playable or possibly skipping it. As the capstone scenario to 1st ed, I'd love for it to be more accessible than a 5 table minimum.

10-98 has a 5-table minimum. A three-table minimum is a great baseline for convention accessibility, and it’s what you’ll see for Starfinder Special #2-00 this year. However, some of the mechanics added to 10-98 to make it a more satisfying finale for the entire campaign, such as the Aid Character mechanics and the difficulty options tied to branching objectives, require more tables to support.

I appreciate the answer Linda, even if it's not the one I was hoping for. Five tables can be hard for a smaller local convention to meet.

I've notice at both Origins and GenCon that there are not tables for characters level 9 (or 14). There are 5-6, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13, 15-16. What should I do if my character I want to run will be 9 at that time?

Characters at level 9 and 14 may play in either the sub-tier below or above. For this scenario, it is recommended that they play in the sub-tier below given that Soldier is slightly harder than normal and Champion is effectively hard mode.